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example of that right now is north carolina where people are getting arrested every monday and calling it moral mondays. and they are protesting the legislature that is attacking voting rights as well as other rights, unemployment compensation and medicaid. and i think it shows that there is really power still in protest, in joining the free to vote. and in voting. in 2013, not just in presidential years, what people have to remember, is you have to vote in every election every year. >> that is a great point. thank you so much for joining me. >>> next, the other major ruling this week. the one that left justice scalia and so many others on the right scared. this is "disrupt" on msnbc. >> i want to thank the supreme court for finally setting my people free. it was a 5-4 decision with chief justice roberts joined by justices scalia, thomas, alito and dean. hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! [ male announcer ] but we still need you
example of that right now is north carolina where people are getting arrested every monday and calling it moral mondays. and they are protesting the legislature that is attacking voting rights as well as other rights, unemployment compensation and medicaid. and i think it shows that there is really power still in protest, in joining the free to vote. and in voting. in 2013, not just in presidential years, what people have to remember, is you have to vote in every election every year. >>...
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madiba's moral courage, this country's historic transition to a free and democratic nation has been a personal inspiration to me. it has been an inspiration to the world. and it continues to be in so many regions that are divided by conflict, sectarian disputes, religious or ethnic wars to see what happened in south africa, the power of principal and people standing up for what's right i think continues to shine as a beacon. so the outpouring of love that we have seen in recent days shows that the triumph of nelson mandela and this nation speaks to something very deep in the human spirit. the yearning for justice and dig tight that transcends boundaries of race and country. that's what nelson mandela represents. that's what south africa at its best can represent to the world. and that's what brings me back here on what will be a two-day trip in which i have an opportunity to meet with a whole range of leaders here in south africa. the president and i have enjoyed our company quite a bit in the g20 and at various multilateral forums. usually, unfortunately, when we're meeting there is
madiba's moral courage, this country's historic transition to a free and democratic nation has been a personal inspiration to me. it has been an inspiration to the world. and it continues to be in so many regions that are divided by conflict, sectarian disputes, religious or ethnic wars to see what happened in south africa, the power of principal and people standing up for what's right i think continues to shine as a beacon. so the outpouring of love that we have seen in recent days shows that...
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remember struggling to express the anger and the passion i was feeling and to echo in some small way the moral clarity of freedom fighters an ocean away. i will be honest with you. when i was done, i did not think i had made any difference. i was even a little embarrassed. i thought to myself what's a bunch of university kids doing in california that is somehow going to make a difference. it felt too distant from what people were going through in places like this. but looking back, as i look at that 19-year-old young man, i'm more forgiving of the fact that the speech might not have been that great. because i knew and i know now that something inside me was stirring at the time. something important. that was the belief that i could be part of something bigger than myself. that my own salvation was bound up with those of others. that's what bobby kennedy expressed far better than i ever could when he spoke here at the university of cape in 1966. he said each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of h
remember struggling to express the anger and the passion i was feeling and to echo in some small way the moral clarity of freedom fighters an ocean away. i will be honest with you. when i was done, i did not think i had made any difference. i was even a little embarrassed. i thought to myself what's a bunch of university kids doing in california that is somehow going to make a difference. it felt too distant from what people were going through in places like this. but looking back, as i look at...
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. >> let me ask, what incentives and structure other than a moral or ethical discourse exist for generating a more fair and human rights and democratic way of doing business both for us and the country of china. it's one thing to say it should be that way. it's another thing to say here are the market incentives and geopolitical incentives to make it happen. >> it's coming from the ground, not the leaders, and people pushing very hard. i was recently in durbin for the climb change talks. i know we'll talk about climate change later. thousands of young people gathered around the world concerned about the land grab. that's an issue in china, africa, saudi arabia buying up large tracts of land so they will provide for their people. corporations using this and leasing the land because africa is poor. we have to change our whole view of africa. it doesn't owe a debt to the west, we owe a debt to them. we have cell phones where does the cell phone -- so many resources we have to look back. the obama family, of course, so deeply meaningful where the africans were enslaved and scene on middle passa
. >> let me ask, what incentives and structure other than a moral or ethical discourse exist for generating a more fair and human rights and democratic way of doing business both for us and the country of china. it's one thing to say it should be that way. it's another thing to say here are the market incentives and geopolitical incentives to make it happen. >> it's coming from the ground, not the leaders, and people pushing very hard. i was recently in durbin for the climb change...
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. >> this is also a moral question. the united states government should be investing in our students, not charging them profits for getting an education. >> samson, do you think congress gets how big of a problem this really is for a lot of students? >> i feel at one point seeing so many congressman have went to college prior to joining congress, i feel a lot of them understand the struggle that us students are currently going through. i just feel like it's obviously falling into the back of their mind the problem they had with these student loans. and obviously that's not good for us. >> jen? >> one thing i would add is a lot of members of congress went to college at a time when, you know, it didn't cost as much. >> exactly. >> when my mom went to school, it cost her a third of the tuition it cost me when i went to college. rates have gone up. costs have gone up. you're looking pat a generation that holds $1 trillion in student debt now. >> samson, what's your major? >> i'm currently a finance major. >> what do you wan
. >> this is also a moral question. the united states government should be investing in our students, not charging them profits for getting an education. >> samson, do you think congress gets how big of a problem this really is for a lot of students? >> i feel at one point seeing so many congressman have went to college prior to joining congress, i feel a lot of them understand the struggle that us students are currently going through. i just feel like it's obviously falling...
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argentine president christina fernandez had this whole interaction with morales tonight. i called him, how is it going? i'm in a little room in the airport, and i'm not going to let them search my plane, i'm not a thief. here's my question for you. what chain of communication could have possibly happened that ended up with these four nations. air traffic control systems shutting down airspace for this flight? >> i have no idea. there's a longstanding rumor, there's -- that you could smuggle asylum seekers out by diplomatic pouch or you could get into somebody's plane or car, and that you could -- therefore be smuggled out. >> and you have immunity, because it would transfer to the vehicle. >> right. you'll remember there was a chinese dissident that was trying to get into hillary's car or at least that was the rumor, and you would be safe. i think there's some element of that going on high here, but it doesn't quite explain it. it's just freakin' weird. >> is there any conceivable way in which this was not -- today in the state department, spokesperson refused to say whet
argentine president christina fernandez had this whole interaction with morales tonight. i called him, how is it going? i'm in a little room in the airport, and i'm not going to let them search my plane, i'm not a thief. here's my question for you. what chain of communication could have possibly happened that ended up with these four nations. air traffic control systems shutting down airspace for this flight? >> i have no idea. there's a longstanding rumor, there's -- that you could...
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president evo morales' plane landed. france and portugal refused access to their airspace. bolivia's foreign minister released a statement denying snowden was onboard the president's plane. "we don't know who invented this lie. we want to denounce to the international community this injustice with the plane of president evo morales." bolivian officials are demanding answers from france and portugal as to why the president's plane was not allowed to cross into their airspace. at this point, the french prime minister's office tells nbc news they have no comment, no confirmation nor denial on the incident. joining me now on the phone from rio do janeiro, glenn greenwald, who broke the story in "the guardian." my first question, your reaction to this remarkable series of events. i've never heard of an example of a plane carrying a head of state being denied access to airspace by other countries that were not in some kind of active hostilities with that nation. >> it is extraordinary. i mean, the premise of this behavior presumably was that snowden was on that airplane because b
president evo morales' plane landed. france and portugal refused access to their airspace. bolivia's foreign minister released a statement denying snowden was onboard the president's plane. "we don't know who invented this lie. we want to denounce to the international community this injustice with the plane of president evo morales." bolivian officials are demanding answers from france and portugal as to why the president's plane was not allowed to cross into their airspace. at this...
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we want that moral weight of the supreme court. and we've seen it reverberate already. but in addition, in addition, the immediate impact of the ruling we have begun putting into effect. and i want to give a great shout-out to president obama and attorney general holder and the administration, because they immediately took steps to say the court's mandate is that the federal government will no longer discriminate against married couples, no matter where they are. and couples across the country will now access important protections that are touching their lives immediately. >> the level of enthusiasm from the president's twitter feed was pretty intense. i don't know if it's because he was on air force one, but, first, it was, "today's doma ruling is an historic step forward for #marriageequality and #loveislove, and then a third one." the notion that this path was this enthusiastic does suggest there's also more weight in the administration. let me ask, though, we still have the problem of, if you get married in california and move to louisiana, you don't have the same p
we want that moral weight of the supreme court. and we've seen it reverberate already. but in addition, in addition, the immediate impact of the ruling we have begun putting into effect. and i want to give a great shout-out to president obama and attorney general holder and the administration, because they immediately took steps to say the court's mandate is that the federal government will no longer discriminate against married couples, no matter where they are. and couples across the country...
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the syrian situation where assad believes that he would have some moral high ground to call out other leaders in the region though is despicable. it's also important to remember this is a very complex situation where even mohamed morsi had cut off relations with bashar al assad not so long ago. so there are many moving parts in this situation. >> i want to thank everyone who's joined us today. michael o'hanlon, jewel rubin, james peterson, peter alexander, ayman mohyeldin. we're going to continue to watch the scene unfold in egypt and listen in on the george zimmerman trial when we come zimmerman trial when we come back.♪ ♪ hey! ♪ ♪ let's go! ♪ [ male announcer ] you can choose to blend in. ♪ ♪ yeah! yeah! yeah! or you can choose to blend out. ♪ oh, yeah-eah! ♪ the all-new 2014 lexus is. it's your move. a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announce
the syrian situation where assad believes that he would have some moral high ground to call out other leaders in the region though is despicable. it's also important to remember this is a very complex situation where even mohamed morsi had cut off relations with bashar al assad not so long ago. so there are many moving parts in this situation. >> i want to thank everyone who's joined us today. michael o'hanlon, jewel rubin, james peterson, peter alexander, ayman mohyeldin. we're going to...
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this is about sex, power, and imposing their morality on all the rest of us. i tell you, i had a lot of conversations today with leadership, both with ohio naral, with kelly copeland, then with stephanie, excuse me, at planned parenthood, and it's so clear that they're right now just trying to figure out what exactly they're going to be able to do to challenge these laws. you know, they sneak them in, in a budget bill. there's no debate. it sounds very similar to texas. i was just listening to the senator. >> right. >> it's very secretive. now the challenge is how do we let everyone know about this? how -- i am convinced that a lot of voters, particularly women in ohio, have no idea yet what happened. >> you know, that's exactly my question because the way this all got passed, using it, putting it in the budget, going through the budget process, not having big hearings on this, and the fact this was a deal with the devil that kasich made with the kind of right-wing base of the republican party. my question to you is, how many ohio voters wake up today knowing
this is about sex, power, and imposing their morality on all the rest of us. i tell you, i had a lot of conversations today with leadership, both with ohio naral, with kelly copeland, then with stephanie, excuse me, at planned parenthood, and it's so clear that they're right now just trying to figure out what exactly they're going to be able to do to challenge these laws. you know, they sneak them in, in a budget bill. there's no debate. it sounds very similar to texas. i was just listening to...
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the snowden saga is deepening today it the asylum options for the asylum seeker is dwindling and evo morales is back today but the grounding and search of his plane was an abduction, they say and they are going to complain to the united nations. joining me from moscow with the latest is nbc news' jim mass said d.a. jim, a good day to you. edward snowden's status in russia is what today? >> reporter: hi, alex. well, snowden, it turns out, was not on board either the bolivian or that venezuelan president's jet following the energy summit in moscow. he is by lived toth in airport transit zone, living there 12 days, trying to figure out where he can go and how he will get there without a u.s. passport, ie, a travel document. his options are clearly narrowing, we can see this in the effect the strong behind-the-scenes u.s. pressure on these pro-snowden latin american countries, if you will, has had. ecuador was drive egg snowden's asylum process, now backed off, saying snowden will have to get to ecuador or to a border as quickly as possible. and then look at venezuela. nicolas maduro singing his
the snowden saga is deepening today it the asylum options for the asylum seeker is dwindling and evo morales is back today but the grounding and search of his plane was an abduction, they say and they are going to complain to the united nations. joining me from moscow with the latest is nbc news' jim mass said d.a. jim, a good day to you. edward snowden's status in russia is what today? >> reporter: hi, alex. well, snowden, it turns out, was not on board either the bolivian or that...
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years ago people were saying the same things about a black and white person marrying and putting it in moral terms and it's changed. >> it's not a generational divide. sometimes there are racial divides. a lot of people in 2008 said yes, we can, barack obama, 2008 and yet, it was african-american voters and minority voters that helped pass a ban, constitutional ban. so again, it's -- this is not as clean demographically. there has been a resistance within the african-american community. >> that's changes. like most demographics more and more people are coming around to support same-sex marriage. you talk about how this is almost unthinkable. this would have been almost unthinkable eight years ago that we would be talking about same-sex marriage recognition by the supreme court but one place where we haven't advanced is the united states congress. there are seven openly gay members out of 535 members in the congress. in the house of representatives talking about proposing a ban on gay marriage to the constitution. in the senate it's a little different, trying to enshrine the protections that
years ago people were saying the same things about a black and white person marrying and putting it in moral terms and it's changed. >> it's not a generational divide. sometimes there are racial divides. a lot of people in 2008 said yes, we can, barack obama, 2008 and yet, it was african-american voters and minority voters that helped pass a ban, constitutional ban. so again, it's -- this is not as clean demographically. there has been a resistance within the african-american community....